02103nas a2200421 4500008004100000020001400041245009800055210006900153260002400222300001400246490000800260520086400268653001501132653001001147653001201157653001001169653002101179653001101200653001101211653001601222653004501238653001901283653001601302653002801318653001401346653001501360653001501375653001401390653002101404653002201425653001501447100002201462700002201484700001901506700002001525700002001545856011601565 2000 eng d a0026-407500aEfficacy of 1% permethrin for the treatment of head louse infestations among Kosovar refugees0 aEfficacy of 1 permethrin for the treatment of head louse infesta aUNITED STATESc2000 a698 - 7000 v1653 aWe assessed the prevalence of head louse infestation and the effectiveness of 1% permethrin against head lice in Kosovar refugees. A currently infested case was defined as a person with observable crawling lice (adults or nymphs) or a person with nits on the hair shaft within a quarter-inch of the scalp. Of the 1,051 refugees screened upon arrival in the United States, 107 (10%) were infested. Crawling lice (adults or nymphs) were observed on 62 (6%) of the individuals examined. Refugees with crawling lice were treated with a pediculicide containing 1% permethrin. Of these, 57 were reexamined the next day. Twenty of the 57 individuals were reexamined 7 days after treatment. No crawling lice were found on any of the refugees examined after treatment. We conclude that 1% permethrin treatment was effective in louse control in this refugee population.10aadolescent10aadult10aanimals10achild10aChild, Preschool10ahumans10aInfant10ainsecticide10aLice Infestations/drug therapy/ethnology10aMass Screening10aMiddle Aged10aNew Jersey/epidemiology10aPediculus10aPermethrin10aprevalence10aPyrethrum10ascalp dermatoses10aTreatment Outcome10aYugoslavia1 aManjrekar, R., R.1 aPartridge, S., K.1 aKorman, A., K.1 aBarwick, R., S.1 aJuranek, D., D. uhttp://phthiraptera.info/content/efficacy-1-permethrin-treatment-head-louse-infestations-among-kosovar-refugees